Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Reset

I am in need of an emotional, mental and physical reset. The last time I did anything was on Saturday and I think this is the longest I've gone w/o training in a while. I got a new 2-week training plan (my last) from Coach Shawn, but I honestly have not even looked at it too closely.

Monday night I spent a long time going through my stuff and it brought back a lot of memories. I was up until the wee hours of the morning and only slept a couple of hours before going to the airport again. Last night I'd been up over 24 hours before I went to sleep. I only got another few hours until work worries woke me up at 4:30 a.m. and I started working. I've been on my ass in front of the computer for like 15 hours straight. Because of all of this I decided to scrap any running/biking/swimming to do a little reset.

I'm catching up on an episode of The Bachelorette to wind down then taking a Tylenol PM. I plan to get at least 13 hours of sleep tonight. Wish me luck!

I have also started thinking about what is going to excite me next in this realm of my life (training). Do I want to keep biking and swimming? Or do I just want to run? Do I want long distance, middle or short? Do I want to race or just use training to stay healthy and sane? Pursue something new or just stick with the known?

Lots of things to consider and that excites me. I am really excited about training for the marathon. I'm taking off two weeks after the race next weekend before I start. Going to take that time to decide what the plan is. I can't wait to start yoga again. Yoga will be integral. Lots of other stuff too. (I have a damn wedding to get my ass ready for too!)

You've been on a whirlwind emotional tour with visiting your family and going through all your things.. I can imagine you are exhausted! I hope you are still in deep sleep this morning, you deserve it.

Goals For The Week (7/13/09)

Recap: all a miserable fail! But at least I have good intentions again!HEALTH:1.Get lots of sleep2.Take vitamins3.Drink a lot of water4.Eat healthy food5.Track food6.Stretch and/or TP daily7.Behave in Tahoe8.Yoga – go at least 3 times (find a place in Tahoe)9.Abs - something10.Arms - something11.Draft marathon training plan – get feedback

HOUSE:

1.put more stuff away2.organize storage/bsmt3.contact prev owners4.figure out garden5.pull straws for who cleans up the dogshit in the lawn6.buy grill7.decide when to have bbq/party8.send out change of address email - DONE 7/14/09

WEDDING:

1.INVITATIONS!!2.house rental3.planner contract4.figure out florist5.figure out music6.figure out officiant7.figure out dessert8.send out thank yous from wedding shower

Goals For The Week (3/30/09)

Follow training plan

Be smart

Eat well and track it

Drink tons of water (64 oz/day)

Take vitamins

Get my finances in order

Get wedding crap in order

Goals For The Week (3/23/09)

Follow training plan

Be smart

Eat well and track it

Drink tons of water (64 oz/day)

Take vitamins

Get my finances in order

I failed most of this in every possible way. But I'm not going to harp on it.

Goals For The Week (11/3/08)

3. Continue to wake up at the same time as last week (become a morning person?) (As of Wed I'm 3 outta 3) 11/9 update - this was really hard but I did manage to wake up relatively early... Once I really get into my running I am going to make an effort to wake up at 6 a.m. and get my runs done before work. There is really no reason not to. Especially since I will have guests and visitors over the next month that will require my time and attention.

4. Go to yoga (I'll say once, but go for twice) 11/9 update - I did go once, so this is DONE!